Bulls vs. Bucks: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions
Game Time: 6:30 PM EDT on Sunday April 17, 2022
Chicago Bulls 86, Milwaukee Bucks 93 (Final)
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youtube.com/watch?v=y8z5Sv… – 11:45 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
The Bulls and the Bucks matched dismal shooting in Game 1 of their NBA playoffs series, but the Bucks got the upper hand in a 93-86 win.
DeMar DeRozan vowed to bounce back on Wednesday.
“No way in hell I shoot 6 for 25 again.” chicagotribune.com/sports/bulls/c… – 11:11 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
First playoff win in the books.
📸 @Nuna_USA pic.twitter.com/64i8XT8ptj – 11:07 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
“They made a couple more winning plays than we did at the end.”
Zach LaVine was on target postgame, even if he and most of the Bulls-Bucks weren’t during Game 1.
NBA playoffs are about starpower. And the Bulls’ ‘Big 3’ needs to deliver down stretch: nbcsports.com/chicago/bulls/… – 10:49 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
“Sometimes you gotta win ugly.”
Coach Bud’s ASL Press Conference: pic.twitter.com/Wskzvft7S1 – 10:48 PM Kane Pitman @KanePitman
Did anyone else feel like they were watching a replay of Game 1 last year against Miami?
It was ugly, real ugly, but the Bucks take a 1-0 lead. What’s your big takeaway? pic.twitter.com/mV89qj5aTs – 10:37 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Bulls lose Game 1, but according to guard Zach LaVine, the defending champs now know that the Bulls “were here.” On a night neither team played well, Milwaukee was better when it counted.
Read it:
chicago.suntimes.com/bulls/2022/4/1… – 10:35 PM Mike Prada @MikePradaNBA
Bucks-Bulls: like a repeat of Bucks-Heat Game 1 from last year. We saw how that series turned out.
Bud improves to 8-9 in Game 1s in his career, and is a Khris Middleton game winner and a couple Bulls missed gimmies from a 7-game Game 1 losing streak. – 10:30 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Alex Caruso, his back issues, and Grayson Allen … plus an update on Bulls Covid cases.
Playoff notebook full of yummies!
Read it:
chicago.suntimes.com/bulls/2022/4/1… – 10:27 PM Josh Martin @LonzoWire
Chicago went cold down the stretch as Milwaukee was able to sneak away with the Game 1 victory. lonzowire.usatoday.com/2022/04/17/lat… – 10:25 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Giannis playoff mode activated.
27 PTS | 16 REB | 3 AST | 2 BLK pic.twitter.com/xrQjPPHdXh – 10:12 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Fought to the end tonight. Game 2 on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/H6JlwYvFgX – 10:04 PM Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Bucks hang on vs. Bulls in grungy Game 1 nba.nbcsports.com/2022/04/17/buc… – 10:02 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Between the Celtics, Warriors, Heat, Bucks, and Suns, there are some nasty defenses in these playoffs. – 10:02 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Can always count on Brook.
18 PTS | 5 REB | 2 BLK pic.twitter.com/bViD0PrD8p – 10:02 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
15. pic.twitter.com/RLMWmArvZa – 9:58 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
DeMar: “Offensively, I guarantee you we won’t shoot like we shot tonight again, but defense gives you an opportunity to win. In the 4th quarter, a couple plays got away from us, but a good learning experience…gotta keep it up defensively and go to another level.” pic.twitter.com/3GVvIgZiEf – 9:55 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
1 game closer. pic.twitter.com/j99vQ8pSs8 – 9:53 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Bucks take game 1 vs. Bulls behind Giannis’ 27 points. pic.twitter.com/8Q6t2FGPCP – 9:47 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Bulls Nation. Thoughts? – 9:41 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Zach LaVine rubbing his left knee as he answers questions. Habit or something else…. pic.twitter.com/cYLl2NRo8C – 9:40 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Zach LaVine says the Bulls need to learn from the near-win tonight: “If you can’t learn from it, it’s gonna bite us in the ass. … I think we had a lot of missed opportunities.” – 9:39 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Zach LaVine on his final 3-pointer to attempt to tie: “I thought it was a good shot. A lot of my shots, I thought, were good. It was one of the cleanest shots I had and it just hit the back of the rim.” – 9:38 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Zach LaVine: “They made a couple more winning plays than we did at the end. And we had the opportunity to make them. I thought we were in good position.” – 9:38 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
LIVE: Zach LaVine speaks postgame following Game 1 twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 9:37 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
I sincerely appreciate you listening. @wbbm @670TheScore @Audacy Thank you. Great job by the women and men putting us on the air. Thank you to @Chicago Bulls @bucks pr. Wednesday. 8:15 pre @WBBMNewsradio – 9:35 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Vucevic: “We had confidence regardless. I know we didn’t finish the season well, had some bad losses. But we had a good week of practice and some good meetings. Tonight was a good response compared to how we finished regular season.” – 9:34 PM Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
DeMar DeRozan: “I guarantee you were not going to shoot like we shot tonight.” pic.twitter.com/CgPlpty92L – 9:32 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Both Billy Donovan and DeMar DeRozan praised the defensive effort. Said that’s something Bulls can build on for Game 2. – 9:29 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Giannis is just getting started.
📸 @paysbig pic.twitter.com/KOA1TMPRSV – 9:29 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
DeRozan: “No way in hell I shoot 6 for 25 again.” #Bulls – 9:27 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Asked Budenholzer about the thought process of taking Giannis Antetokounmpo off the floor with 1:24 left. Antetokounmpo did not get back on the floor for over a minute and returned to the floor with 15.3 seconds left.
His explanation: pic.twitter.com/Gl4Z4Stg0s – 9:27 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
DeMar DeRozan on going 6-for-25 tonight: “I don’t know what the hell’s going on. Probably a week off. It’s just not me.”
“No way in hell I shoot like that again.” – 9:27 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
DeMar DeRozan: “I don’t know what the hell was going on. Probably a week off. It just wasn’t me. Every shot felt good. I guarantee you me, Vooch and Zach aren’t going to miss that many next game.” – 9:26 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Billy Donovan said he has “a lot of confidence” in rookie Ayo Dosunmu, but his minutes will naturally decrease in the playoffs to make room for experienced players like LaVine and DeRozan. He says that wasn’t the set plan tonight, just how rotations developed in-game. – 9:26 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
LIVE: Bulls players speak postgame after Game 1 in Milwaukee twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 9:25 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Billy Donovan on Ayo Dosunmu’s 9 minutes: “I’ve got a lot of confidence in Ayo.” But made clear he’s going to use veterans a lot. – 9:24 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Billy Donovan said he didn’t challenge Zach LaVine’s fourth foul — a charge on Khris Middleton midway through the third quarter — because Bulls’ bench thought it was correctly called. Didn’t want to lose challenge for later in the game on a call that could have gone either way – 9:23 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Billy Donovan on Patrick Williams’ foul on Giannis while jockeying for rebound position down stretch: “I thought it was over-the-back (on Giannis), just from my angle.” But said Bulls need to do better job moving on to next play – 9:22 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Billy Donovan thought that Giannis went over Patrick Williams’ back, which should have resulted in him fouling out, but he didn’t want to fixate on it: “We have to move on to the next play.” – 9:21 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Billy Donovan thought Giannis went over Patrick Williams’ back, which would’ve been Giannis’ 6th foul. Instead, Williams drew a foul. – 9:20 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Donovan thought Patrick Williams foul was over-the-back on Giannis, but said his team needs to do a better job of moving on. – 9:19 PM Nick DePaula @NickDePaula
Bucks’ #NBAPlayoffs kicks for Game 1:
• Giannis in the Freak 1
• Khris in the Kobe 6
• Pat in a KD 14 iD
• Wes in the Grinches pic.twitter.com/gx2gIoUoRe – 9:18 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Donovan was OK with Zach’s late three. Wanted to review it to see if LaVine had opportunity to attack the rim. – 9:18 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Bulls got ten extra possessions in fourth quarter and still were outscored 19-15. Nasty basketball. – 9:15 PM Mike Lynch @SportInfo247
Tatum’s layup was 7th time Celtics won playoff game at buzzer. They trail only Lakers in this category
Most Game-Winning Buzzer Beaters in Playoffs
NBA History
Lakers 8
Celtics 7
LeBron 5
Cavs 5
Bulls 5
Jordan 3
No other player/team has more than 2 – 9:15 PM Kyle Ratke @Kyle_Ratke
Thoughts on non-Wolves games over weekend:
– Losing the “games we shouldn’t win but could’ve won” is the ultimate playoff burn
– Mavs with Luka sweep this Jazz team. Bummer he’s out
– Bulls missed 2,388 open looks
– Celtics win was bonkers – Smart is so important – 9:14 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
LIVE: Coach Billy Donovan speaks postgame from Milwaukee after Game 1 twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 9:14 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Wild that Vucevic got up 27 shots in that one on a team with both DeRozan and LaVine – 9:12 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Bulls fall in Game 1. Bucks 93-86. Holiday with 9 of his 15 in the 4th quarter. Giannis with a game high 27points. Vooch 24-17. Zach: 18-10. Bulls 18% 3pt range. We will do it again . Game 2. 8:15 on @WBBMNewsradio – 9:12 PM Nick DePaula @NickDePaula
Which Bull had the best #NBAPlayoffs kicks for Game 1?
• DeMar in the #BHM Kobe 6
• Vuc in the Kyrie Infinity iD
• Derrick Jones Jr in the “What the” KD 6
• Zach in the NB Two Wxy 2 pic.twitter.com/geenYHJ7CM – 9:11 PM Steve Aschburner @AschNBA
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
— Wayne Gretzky
And nearly that many of your 3FGA if you’re Bucks/Bulls.
Combined 23% (17-of-74).
Sting of missing so many < sting of watching guys miss so many.
Lawler’s Law corollary: First to quit doing what doesn’t work, wins. – 9:10 PM J. Michael Falgoust @ThisIsJMichael
That elbow Caruso took from Portis gave me flashback of Grant Hill’s old Duke teammate Crawford Palmer coming down from a rebound. Nobody like that dude bc he was dirty. Had no feeling in my ear. Didn’t realize it was bc it was detached from my head. Spent the night at ER – 9:09 PM Rob Mahoney @RobMahoney
Something to keep an eye on:
Bucks with Giannis: +19 in 34 minutes
Bucks without Giannis: -12 in 14 minutes – 9:09 PM Trey Kerby @treykerby
Talking about those Bulls: youtube.com/watch?v=VIKpJ7… – 9:08 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
That game was there for the taking from the second quarter on. This Bulls team did not take it! A game like this comes back to haunt you. – 9:08 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Good fight but not enough.
Can’t wait for Game 2. pic.twitter.com/Cp5IpMR0Tn – 9:06 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
Time will tell if this 93-86 loss was a missed opportunity or just how this series is going to go. There’s plenty of room for #Bulls to improve, DeRozan was 6-for-25 from field; Bulls went 7-for-37 from 3.
Vucevic 24 & 17 was a bright spot except for a few missed bunnies. – 9:06 PM Michael Lee @MrMichaelLee
The Bucks can beat you in so many ways. They can beat you down or beat you up. – 9:06 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Game won. pic.twitter.com/aNGDVYhiiv – 9:06 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Bucks take Game 1 93-86
Vucevic: 24-17-3
LaVine: 18-10-3
DeRozan: 18-8-6
(Those three shot combined 21-for-71)
Coby: 12 pts off bench
Giannis: 27-16-3
Lopez: 18-5
Teams shoot combined 17-75 from 3 – 9:05 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
I thought the Bulls missed a chance to challenge that foul on Williams where Giannis was kind of over his back. Could have been his 6th. Think it probably would have gotten upheld b/c Williams grabbed him at one point, but was worth a shot. – 9:05 PM Matthew Tynan @Matthew_Tynan
DeRozan and Vucevic combined to go 17-for-52 from the floor. Big oooof. – 9:05 PM Kane Pitman @KanePitman
Add it to the list of big Brook Lopez playoff games. Some monstrous plays on both ends of the floor in the fourth quarter. Milwaukee needed every one of them on an incredibly scrappy night. – 9:04 PM StatMuse @statmuse
The Bucks are 9-1 when all four play this season. pic.twitter.com/33jf1oeUQr – 9:03 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Bucks 93, Bulls 86
Vucevic 24 pts, 17 rebs
LaVine 18 pts, 10 rebs
DeRozan 18 pts, 8 rebs, 6 assists; 6-25 FGs
Bulls 7-37 from 3
Vucevic missed point blank layup and LaVine missed a 3 in final minute. This was great chance for Bulls to steal Game 1.
Giannis 27 pts, 15 rebs – 9:03 PM Sam Vecenie @Sam_Vecenie
Bulls are going to be kicking themselves that they didn’t win this game. 21-70 from the field from LaVine, DeRozan and Vucevic is a killer. And there were some REALLLLLL open ones they probably should have canned, including some Vooch layups. – 9:03 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bulls made it tough – seems most series open that way for the #Bucks – but they win Game 1. pic.twitter.com/cNMMgcjySd – 9:03 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Bucks Win!! pic.twitter.com/dbXs0j6IhI – 9:03 PM Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
Final: Bucks 93, Bulls 86.
Nikola Vučević: 24/17/3
Zach LaVine: 18/10/3
DeMar DeRozan: 18/8/6
Coby White: 12/4
G. Antetokounmpo: 27/16/3.
Milwaukee takes a 1-0 series lead. Game 2 is Wednesday night. – 9:03 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
FINAL: Bucks 93, Bulls 86
– Antetokounmpo 27pts/16reb/3ast
– Lopez 18pts/5reb
– Holiday 15pts/6reb/6ast
– Middleton 11pts/5reb/6ast – 9:03 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Giannis has won 14 straight games vs the Bulls.
The last Bulls win was 2017, when Nikola Mirotic was still on the team. pic.twitter.com/J47KcpEzcX – 9:02 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Ball game … Neither team played well, officiating was awful. Burn the film, get on the bus, get asses back to Chicago for practice tomorrow. – 9:01 PM TJ McBride @TJMcBrideNBA
Bulls had ths win right in front of them. Brutal loss after a horrible shot by LaVine. – 9:01 PM Chris Fedor @ChrisFedor
Bud is hilarious. What the hell is he thinking taking Giannis out and then not calling timeout to out him back in? – 9:01 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Also Donovan missed the chance to get a better 2 for 1 by taking a timeout when Bulls got the board with 38 seconds left and advancing the ball. – 9:00 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Down 91-86.
15.3 seconds left.
Our ball, side out. – 9:00 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks lead the #Bulls 91-86 with 15.3 seconds left in regulation. – 9:00 PM Michael Grange @michaelgrange
What situation is Bud subbing Giannis in and out for? What is he not good enough at? – 8:59 PM Sam Vecenie @Sam_Vecenie
Do we think that Bud sometimes is just like “let’s try to make this as hard as possible on ourselves?”
Playing offense/defense with Giannis is like, laugh out loud funny. – 8:59 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Sometimes Zach LaVine’s confidence outweighs game-situation and reality. – 8:59 PM J. Michael Falgoust @ThisIsJMichael
The one playoff team that can win ugly in these playoffs is Milwaukee – 8:59 PM Jon Hamm @JonMHamm
DeRozan and Vucevic have combined to make 15 of 8,957 shots tonight – 8:59 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
I thought that was a GREAT shot from LaVine, down 3 and also could have gotten the 2 for 1, which they then ruined by fouling. – 8:59 PM James Boyd @RomeovilleKid
Vucevic just sold!!! – 8:59 PM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
I’m not a coach, but I feel like going offense-defense with Giannis is a weird decision. – 8:59 PM Chris Vernon @ChrisVernonShow
Such a terrible shot, Lavine. Bulls were right there, and didn’t need 3. – 8:58 PM Dave Mason @DeuceMason
No way I’m talking Giannis out of the game with a minute left – 8:58 PM Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
Bud, I dunno if I pull Giannis. Gotta trust him – 8:58 PM Kyle Neubeck @KyleNeubeck
Subbing Giannis out with less than 2 minutes left in the game because he had 5 fouls is wild, can’t believe they got away with it – 8:58 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Ring ’em up!! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/EmeKEohbh9 – 8:58 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
And then the Bulls foul with a 4 second differential down 3. I would have trapped but let it play out. – 8:58 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Couple of big stops there from the Bucks. Lopez held up well in the pick-and-roll coverage and Portis came through to challenge at the rim. – 8:58 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Zach LaVine launches a too-deep 3-pointer in an attempt to tie things up, but it’s well off the rim. Bucks up 89-86 with 15.3 seconds left and the Bulls are forced to foul. – 8:58 PM John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Saving Giannis for the overtime – 8:58 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
VOOCH TO CARUSO.
@NBCSChicago | @Alex Caruso pic.twitter.com/h8u2WtaCW3 – 8:57 PM Kyle Kuzma @kylekuzma
Ppl forget brook lopez one of the best back to the basket bigs of the 2000s – 8:57 PM Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
oh no vooch what a miss – 8:57 PM Alex Raskin @RaskinDailyMail
Brook Lopez, who was once knocked as “soft,” is outmuscling the Bulls on every possession. – 8:57 PM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Oh….Vooch. – 8:57 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
This is a ludicrous decision to take Giannis out – 8:57 PM Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Brook Lopez and Alex Caruso having a hell of a duel for the title of “best role player the Lakers were stupid enough to lose.” – 8:56 PM Kevin Love @kevinlove
We are getting blessed with these Easter games!!! Bucks vs Bulls has been 🔥 – 8:56 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Lopez bulldozes Patrick Williams under the basket for a foul. These Bucks bigs have provided a huge learning curve for Williams tonight. – 8:56 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
And there’s another massive Brook Lopez bucket.
Short roll, catch and a floating finish through contact. He has been big for the bucks here in the fourth quarter. – 8:56 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Giannis should have fouled out on that over-the-back, no-call. – 8:56 PM James Boyd @RomeovilleKid
They ain’t never just cheat for Giannis like that. 😂😂 – 8:55 PM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
This game is:
Post-ups! Midrange jumpers! Michael Jordan! Glenn Robinson! Scottie Pippen! Vin Baker!
Bulls! Bucks! on TNT!
Followed by a special 987th showing of Above the Rim. – 8:55 PM Austin Krell @NBAKrell
Giannis was horse-back on Pat Williams and the over-the-back foul was on Chicago? – 8:55 PM Sopan Deb @SopanDeb
Not sure how that’s not over the back on Giannis. – 8:55 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
DeRozan makes his first basket of the fourth quarter with 2:18 left in the game.
Bucks lead 87-84. – 8:55 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Bulls defense is as physical as it’s been in months this second half. – 8:54 PM Peter Vecsey @PeterVecsey1
Every time I watch Jrue Holiday, I think about Doug Collins’ decision not to re-sign him after the 2012-13 season.., – 8:53 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
BIG. BROOK. BUCKET. 😤 pic.twitter.com/mf7clbkm4n – 8:53 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
The first #Bucks–#Bulls game of this season, at Fiserv Forum, had a 94-90 final. – 8:52 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks make a couplea stops, make a couplea buckets – they lead the #Bulls 85-80 with 3:37 to go in regulation. – 8:51 PM Sean Highkin @highkin
The turn on DeMar from Bulls fans has been EXPEDITIOUS – 8:50 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Caruso has played 28 mins and dominated the quarter defensively. Donovan took him out, then stuck with White for the offensive possession after the timeout, but they missed and Lopez got the and one. – 8:49 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Every time DeMar falls down and doesn’t get the call, Holiday screams for the Bucks to run. Moral of the story: Stop falling down! – 8:49 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Brook Lopez with a pump fake and drive gets the and-one. Big bucket. Bucks needed that. – 8:48 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
JRU3!! 👌 pic.twitter.com/3hNbMU1GTC – 8:46 PM Sam Vecenie @Sam_Vecenie
Alex Caruso has been the best player on the court for the first seven minutes of the fourth quarter. The two teams have combined for 13 points, and he’s just blowing up everything the Bucks want on offense. This is WILD. This is his kind of quarter. – 8:46 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Bucks: 39% FG; 27% 3PT
Bulls: 33.3% FG, 21.2% 3PT – 8:46 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Caruso should be able to play the rest of the way. He’s under 29 minutes and medical just wants him to stay away from high 30s. – 8:45 PM Jason Dumas @JDumasReports
Bulls could win this game is Derozen decides to knock down an open look at some point – 8:45 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Bucks shooting 27% from three … Bulls shooting 21.2%. – 8:45 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Keystone Kops triple team on Giannis left Holiday wide open for a 3. – 8:44 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
I mean, that is just an all-time ugly possession, and yet, the Bulls leave Jrue Holiday open on the left wing for a 3.
He hits it. Bucks up, 80-78, with 4:51 left. – 8:44 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
COOKIES for AC 🍪
@NBCSChicago | @Alex Caruso pic.twitter.com/iQX59su967 – 8:44 PM Draymond Green @Money23Green
Minute break for Caruso – 8:44 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Holiday and Middleton don’t have a huge advantage in these isolations vs Jones and Caruso. – 8:43 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Caruso IS EVERYWHERE – 8:43 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Giannis back in with 5 fouls. – 8:43 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
The Lakers WILLINGLY let Caruso leave…. – 8:43 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Drumroll, please. 🥁 pic.twitter.com/uK4Kg8cLnj – 8:42 PM Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Blue legend Alex Caruso – 8:42 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
And there’s another turnover for Middleton.
He has seven turnovers now. – 8:40 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Coming out of the timeout, Mike Budenholzer goes with his starters — save Giannis Antetokounmpo. Pat Connaughton is in for him. – 8:40 PM Krishna Narsu @knarsu3
Just a reminder: the Bucks lost every game 1 in last year’s playoffs outside of the Heat series and they very much tried to lose that game 1. Also lost both game 1s in the bubble including to Vucevic’s Magic team lol. – 8:39 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
Second game in a row Giannis has had foul trouble vs. #Bulls. He and LaVine both have 5 fouls, Bulls trail 75-74 with 8:14 left – 8:39 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks so far in the fourth:
1-2 FT
0-5 FG
2 turnovers
2 offensive fouls – 8:37 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Won’t back down. pic.twitter.com/x3MxIVArlp – 8:37 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Wow. Giannis just picked up his fifth foul with 8:14 to play. Alex Caruso stepped in and took a charge on a drive late in the shot clock – 8:36 PM Eddie Sefko @ESefko
Bulls have missed a ton of easy shots. Should be up six or eight. – 8:36 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Now Giannis picks up his fifth foul – 8:36 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Giannis Antetokounmpo is called for another offensive foul – his fifth. Alex Caruso was waiting for it.
8:14 to go in regulation in this one. – 8:36 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Giannis now has five. – 8:36 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
5 fouls on Giannis – 8:35 PM Sam Vecenie @Sam_Vecenie
The level to which the Bulls are better when Alex Caruso is out there is so staggering. He just makes everything so much easier for them on both ends of the court. The defense gets the love, but his ability to drive, handle, pass and make decisions is so big even on offense. – 8:35 PM Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
That Giannis foul is the equivalent of holding onto the ropes while you’ve got someone in the figure four. You shouldn’t do it but it ain’t that bad – 8:35 PM Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Remember when the Lakers let Alex Caruso walk for nothing? – 8:34 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
And Giannis Antetokounmpo just picked up his fourth personal foul trying to clear out Alex Caruso for a catch on the left elbow. – 8:34 PM Tas Melas @TasMelas
Are we sure Jevon Carter isn’t Jerryd Bayless? – 8:34 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Donovan takes LaVine out now. – 8:34 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
It’s one of those days so far for Khris Middleton, who is 4-for-12 for 9 points. He has 6 assists, but also 6 turnovers. – 8:34 PM Justin Garcia @tmjgarcia
This is the first career playoff double-double for Bobby Portis – 8:34 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Giannis needing help guarding Vucevic in the post – 8:34 PM Lori Nickel @LoriNickel
Middleton’s 6th turnover – 8:33 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Milwaukee halfcourt offensive rating is 77. – 8:32 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Five fouls now on Zach LaVine with 10:38 left – 8:32 PM Kyle Kuzma @kylekuzma
Milwaukee loooooooveeeee Bobby Portis lol – 8:32 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
LaVine just drew his 5th foul with 10:38 left. Not ideal. – 8:32 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Zach LaVine picks up his fifth foul with 10:38 to go in regulation. – 8:31 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
That’s foul no. 5 on LaVine. Danger zone for the Bulls. – 8:31 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Zach LaVine has a points-rebounds double-double in his NBA playoff debut – 8:31 PM Steve Aschburner @AschNBA
The Bucks are shooting 54.3% on twos and 27.3% on threes.
The Bulls are 57.5% and 24%.
Can’t they make a pact to hang a “Closed” sign outside the arcs? – 8:31 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Father Stretch My Hands pt. II
📸 @PicknSaveStores Photos of the Night. pic.twitter.com/z1kemj1UXb – 8:31 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Just filed offseason Clippers preview.
Crazy to see top 5 Clippers in total minutes from past season, where they were December 2020
Jackson: contemplated retirement
Mann: 12th man
Kennard: eyebrows raised when contract extended
Zubac: backing up Ibaka
Coffey: 2-way contract – 8:31 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
4th quarter loading. pic.twitter.com/6ABaM01ja2 – 8:29 PM Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Giannis doing work
pic.twitter.com/puVMQD6pOj – 8:29 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Neither team has played well so far … up for grabs with 12 minutes left. Will champs act like champs or will the Bulls get the ski-masks out? – 8:28 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Bringing the fight to the 4th.
Nikola Vucevic: 22 pts, 12 reb, 2 ast
Zach LaVine: 18 pts, 8 reb pic.twitter.com/M2EkwJ3soh – 8:28 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
#Bulls trail 74-71 heading into 4thQ. Need to stay disciplined on defense vs. Giannis to have a chance. Vucevic 22 & 12, LaVine 18, DeRozan 5-19 FGs for 14 pts. Giannis 27 & 12 – 8:28 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Bucks pick up a quick 10-2 run to retake the 74-71 at the end of the third quarter.
Should be a helluva fourth quarter on deck. – 8:28 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Bars in Chicago after Coby’s bucket: pic.twitter.com/C7LcFjRMJq – 8:28 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
End of Q3: Bucks 74, Bulls 71
Bulls are in the ballgame. 12 points from Vucevic and 7 apiece from LaVine and Coby in that third quarter, but Bucks closed on 10-2 run – 8:27 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
An acrobatic bucket for Giannis. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/gqX6dEFEqg – 8:27 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Bucks 74-71 after three. Money time! – 8:26 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday are a combined 7-for-22 (1-for-9 from behind the three-point line).
Giannis Antetokounmpo is carrying the load through three quarters for the #Bucks with 27 points, 12 rebounds, 2 blocks.
#Bucks lead the #Bulls 74-71 after one. – 8:26 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Catching up on Bucks/Bulls. I see the Bucks brought their usual playoff 3-point shooting. – 8:26 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Giannis absolutely flattens DeMar on his way to a layup and gets the free throw to boot. Makes it easier to quell a comeback when he’s available to sub back in. – 8:25 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Local legend Bobby Portis (@Bobby Portis) has passed fellow local legend P.J. Tucker (and Brian Winters, whose jersey hangs from the rafters) for No. 19 on the #Bucks all-time playoffs three-pointers list with 19. – 8:24 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
16 2nd-chance points for Bucks – 8:24 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
According to Bucks guru @Jim Owczarski, Milwaukee’s 1-5 in their last six Game 1s. – 8:24 PM Trey Kerby @treykerby
Daaaaaaaa
Bulls pic.twitter.com/EHJAGU6qal – 8:22 PM Ryan McDonald @ryanwmcdonald
Feels like a mistake that no one seemed to be Bullish on Chicago’s chances of winning this game – 8:22 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s dunk at the 6:40 mark was the last #Bucks score.
2:43 remain in the third quarter, #Bulls up 69-64.
And 34 is back in the game. – 8:22 PM Rob Peterson @ShotDrJr
Bucks … 30 points since scoring 34 in the first quarter. – 8:22 PM John Schuhmann @johnschuhmann
Maybe we shouldn’t have assumed that the Bucks would flip the switch? – 8:22 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
That’s a 15-2 run, #Bulls have stunned Wisconsin and beyond by taking a 69-64 lead with 2:43 left in 3rd. Vuc and Coby leading the charge – 8:22 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
The Bulls are up 👀 – 8:21 PM Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
Bucks with Giannis in: +10
Bucks with Giannis out: -15 – 8:21 PM Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
We got a ballgame in Milwaukee, folks – 8:21 PM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Coby White has enough irrational confidence to think he can lead the Bulls to a series win. And I love that. – 8:21 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
COBY WHITE 5-0 RUN. pic.twitter.com/JoYijNYx9j – 8:21 PM Kyle Kuzma @kylekuzma
Ok bulls – 8:21 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Bucks have a history of Game 1 stumbles … and they are stumbling … – 8:21 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Bulls on 13-0 run. Timeout, Bucks. – 8:21 PM Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
Bulls lead – 8:20 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Vooch splashes from deep!
@NBCSChicago | @Nikola Vucevic pic.twitter.com/56hiVgTb90 – 8:20 PM Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
The efficiency may not be there but I like that Vooch has continued to pop on those three ball looks, can be so important for a big to do against the Bucks – 8:20 PM Darnell Mayberry @DarnellMayberry
Bulls take first lead at 67-64 on a Coby White 3. – 8:20 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Coby White. Money. Bulls pull back from a 16-point deficit to take a 67-64 lead in Milwaukee. – 8:20 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Bulls lead … first of the game. – 8:20 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Nikola Vucevic has Bulls’ last 8 points and we are tied 64-64 – 8:19 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Two great passes, one from Lopez to Portis and then one from Portis to Allen, result in a wide-open corner 3 for Allen. Missed it.
Bucks are now 8-of-30 from deep. – 8:19 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
VOOOOOOOOOOCH. pic.twitter.com/YlwakxN1RO – 8:18 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Whole new ball game – #Bucks and #Bulls tied at 64. – 8:18 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Vooch hits a 3-pointer to tie things up. Big run from the big man. – 8:18 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Vucevic 3. Bucks and Bulls tied at 64. – 8:18 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Vooch … just like 2020! – 8:18 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Bulls, who trailed by 16 early, have pulled into 1st tie – 8:18 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Battling. pic.twitter.com/7jwHNEmPV1 – 8:16 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
VOOCH AND-1.
@NBCSChicago | @Nikola Vucevic pic.twitter.com/0B59bHOd21 – 8:15 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
A little muscle. A little hustle. 💪 pic.twitter.com/u7rkmtVflJ – 8:14 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
During this week, Jrue Holiday told reporters that we sleep on Zach LaVine and, well, he’s giving the Bucks some problems tonight.
LaVine has 18 points on 6-of-13 shooting, but that Middleton charge was his fourth personal foul.
Bulls cut it to three, but the Bucks lead, 64-58. – 8:14 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Foul update w/ 5:43 to go the third quarter.
#Bucks
3 – Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday, Grayson Allen
#Bulls
4 – Zach LaVine
3 – Alex Caruso – 8:14 PM Kyle Kuzma @kylekuzma
Jrue
Smart
Caruso
Top 3 perimeter defenders – 8:13 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Javonte just can’t do anything on Giannis when the Bucks throw it over the top, hops and hustle can’t make up for that size advantage – 8:12 PM Draymond Green @Money23Green
Chicago used the challenge already? If not…. Wow!! – 8:12 PM Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
that’s not an offensive foul, middleton kept sliding over to the left and wasn’t set at all – 8:12 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Khris Middleton draws Zach LaVine’s fourth foul by taking a charge on a fast break — which leads to an assist and bucket by Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Fitting partner for Middleton to pass #Bucks HOFer for No. 4 on the all-time franchise playoff assists list. – 8:12 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Khris Middleton, professional charge taker. pic.twitter.com/lP4PQqm9QV – 8:11 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Four fouls on Zach LaVine – 8:11 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
LaVine opens the third quarter 3-for-3 from the field, but then picks up his fourth foul on a charge in transition. – 8:11 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
4 fouls on LaVine – 8:11 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Zach is heating up…
@Zach LaVine | #SeeRed pic.twitter.com/GorM9GEITq – 8:09 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
With that three-pointer, Wesley Matthews has passed not only Brandon Jennings for No. 21 on the #Bucks all-time playoffs three-pointers list …. but also Mike Dunleavy. – 8:08 PM Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
Zach LaVine has been waiting to get to the playoffs. He’s unleashing now – 8:07 PM Kyle Kuzma @kylekuzma
If you hit threes against the bucks you can win. They give up a ton of em – 8:07 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Khash!! 💰 pic.twitter.com/5IxEkrf7KF – 8:06 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
LaVine and DeRozan hit midrange jumpers to cut the lead to four points – 8:04 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Jrue Holiday picks up his third foul less than two minutes into the third quarter after running into Alex Caruso. – 8:03 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Bulls score on the first possession of the second half.
Khris Middleton immediately scores by dribbling up the left side of the floor and hitting Alex Caruso with a spin move.
Timeout to Billy Donovan. Not happy with his team’s effort out of the locker room. – 7:59 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
Wish I had the stats on this. Might be Donovan’s quickest time out of season, 25 seconds into 3rdQ, but plenty of contenders. #Bulls – 7:59 PM Kyle Kuzma @kylekuzma
Chicago just need more wing depth – 7:59 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Billy Donovan timeout… 25 seconds into the third quarter. Khris Middleton leaked out for a layup off a made Vucevic jumper – 7:59 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Donovan burns an angry timeout just 25 seconds into 2nd half after Middleton beat entire Bulls team downcourt for easy hoop – 7:59 PM Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
PJ Tucker was asked how winning with Milwaukee last year impacts his approach to this postseason:
“Same hunger, same intensity — if not more — once you win it. … It makes you hungry, it makes you fight for it more because you know what it feels like chasing that feeling.” pic.twitter.com/H3JOFWv7e9 – 7:56 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Bulls Nation showed out at Recess – the official watch party is the spot tonight.
Now let’s close this one strong.
@MichelobULTRA | #BullsNation pic.twitter.com/xB5gkycXrs – 7:53 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
We got a real jam going down. 😤 pic.twitter.com/jqGXonCq9S – 7:48 PM Kyle Kuzma @kylekuzma
Who is more dominant Giannis or Jo? – 7:47 PM Trey Kerby @treykerby
Bulls are hanging around pic.twitter.com/KCPHbBQ7Kd – 7:44 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton are a combined 4-for-16 to start the game for eight points. – 7:43 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Down 8 at the break.
DeMar DeRozan: 12 pts, 4 reb, 2 stl
Zach LaVine: 11 pts, 5 reb pic.twitter.com/EK68tMhCyT – 7:43 PM Trey Kerby @treykerby
Going live after the hottest game of the weekend — Bucks-Bulls. youtube.com/watch?v=VIKpJ7… – 7:43 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
Not sure what to make of that 1stH. #Bulls did a great job of weathering the storm, then missed several opportunities to get closer. Bucks lead 51-43 at half. Bulls are 3-for-17 from 3, but lead in made FTs 14-5.
DeRozan has 12, LaVine 11, Vucevic 10; Giannis 17 & 11 – 7:43 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Still leading heading into the half. pic.twitter.com/uDZAgq41ox – 7:42 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Halftime: Bucks 51, Bulls 43
DeRozan: 12 pts, 4-12 FG
LaVine: 11 pts, 3-9 FG
Vucevic: 10 pts, 3-10 FG
Bulls shot 31.7%, 3-17 from 3
Giannis: 17-11-2
Bucks shot 6-22 (27.3%) from 3 and 5-10 from FT line – 7:42 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Bucks lead 51-43 at the half. That’s a manageable deficit given how the opening minutes went and given that the Bulls shot 3-for-17 from 3-point in the first half. – 7:42 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Bucks 51, Bulls 43 at half
DeRozan 12 pts
LaVine 11 pts
Vucevic 10 pts, 7 rebs
Bulls 31.7 FG%; 3-17 from 3
Giannis 16 pts, 11 rebs
Bucks 6-21 from 3 – 7:41 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Bucks 5`, Bulls 43 at half
DeRozan 12 pts
LaVine 11 pts, 3 fouls
Vucevic 10 pts, 7 rebs
Bulls 31.7 FG%; 3-17 from 3
Giannis 17 pts, 11 rebs
Bucks 6-21 from 3
Bucks 13 2nd-chance points – 7:41 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Huh.
Zach LaVine decides to pick up his third foul with a tick left by shoving Gianni Antetokounmpo in the back on a loose ball.
#Bucks go into the half up 51-43. – 7:41 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Half: Bucks 51, Bulls 43 – 7:41 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Zach LaVine picks up his third foul with 0.1 secs left in first half. Forearmed Giannis jockeying for rebound position on a last-second shot – 7:41 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Man, that’s just great hustle from your two best players. Antetokounmpo with the contest on LaVine. Middleton with the fight for the rebound. – 7:40 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
LaVine draws 3rd foul with 0.1 left in half. – 7:40 PM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Gotta admit: Bulls are hanging in better than I ever thought they would. – 7:37 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Too early obviously to know if these will be series-long trends but Donovan’s rotation has been noticeably different in many ways.
Two biggest: Dosunmu has played just 3 minutes. And the LaVine/DeRozan breaks are very short. – 7:36 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Bucks really cooled off in the second quarter — only 13 points with 2:28 left to go — and the Bulls are keeping this one within single digits after things looked dire in the opening minutes. – 7:36 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Pure shot. 💧 pic.twitter.com/j909Mt37Xd – 7:36 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Bucks put a ringer in the swingin seniors … c’mon … be better than that! – 7:35 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks are 5-for-19 from behind the three-point line, the #Bulls are 3-for-16. – 7:35 PM Rashad Mobley @rashad20
Giannis is too experienced to be taking these types of rushed shots in a playoff game – 7:34 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Bulls are hanging in after disaster start. Have trailed by as many as 16, but Zach LaVine has a chance to trim to 6 out of this timeout
Winning the Giannis minutes (by 5 so far) and Bucks shooting 5-19 from 3 helps – 7:34 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Bucks haven’t had much going offensively here in the second quarter.
After 34 points in the first quarter, the Bucks have scored just 13 points in the second quarter with 2:28 remaining until half time. – 7:33 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Patrick Williams, who passed up an open 3 on last possession, has yet to take a shot in 12 minutes. – 7:33 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
These are big FTs from LaVine and important final 2 minutes of half for Bulls. After hot start, Bucks are not playing well. Opportunity to stay within single digits despite shooting 3-16 from 3. – 7:33 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Grayson Allen now has three fouls for the #Bucks. – 7:33 PM Rashad Mobley @rashad20
It sucks that Lonzo isn’t playing in this series… – 7:32 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Jrue Holiday has passed teammate George Hill for for No. 91 on the all-time playoffs assists list. – 7:31 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Zach is pure from deep.
@NBCSChicago | @Zach LaVine pic.twitter.com/ES8w0eDk1v – 7:29 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Keep fighting. pic.twitter.com/Qg4BmCOdxf – 7:29 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks have gone cold from the floor and the #Bulls have cut the lead down to 44-39.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is now back in the game with 4:27 left in the first half. – 7:28 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Zach LaVine hits his first 3-pointer of the night with 4:58 left in the first half – 7:27 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Wesley Matthews just picked up his second personal foul. Both against DeRozan. Both on jumpers.
Avoiding those fouls is going to be key in this series. theathletic.com/3246813/2022/0… – 7:26 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Bucks are 5-19 from 3 and 3-6 from FT line. Bulls have to be thankful to be down 12. – 7:25 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Jevon Carter hits a three and checks DeMar DeRozan for a bit in this second quarter. #Bucks lead the #Bulls 44-32 with 6:07 to go in the first half. – 7:25 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
In case you didn’t know Giannis has a double-double already. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/bfmeNc2CCW – 7:24 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Giannis with the assist & the dunk. 😳 pic.twitter.com/0glHn76pwf – 7:21 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Giannis Antetokounmpo just picked up his second personal foul and Mike Budenholzer opted to bring Bobby Portis into the game for him.
8:18 left in the second quarter. – 7:21 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Giannis Antetokounmpo heads to the #Bucks bench with 8:18 to go in the half with two fouls. Milwaukee leads Chicago by 10. – 7:20 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Really rough start for Alex Caruso. Two fouls already, plus he keeps getting stuck in tough mismatches. 0-for-3 on the other end and all of his shots have been 3-pointers. – 7:20 PM Brian Mahoney @briancmahoney
Not even sure how many syllables Antetokounmpo actually has. But it’s somewhere around 11 when Ian Eagle screams it after he’s done something incredible. – 7:19 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
First free throws of the game for Giannis Antetokounmpo with 8:25 to go in the first half.
Only eight total free throws for the #Bucks and #Bulls thus far. – 7:19 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Giannis has a double-double just 3:30 into 2nd quarter. – 7:18 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Giannis Antetokounmpo just did that thing where he throws it off the backboard to himself and dunks. – 7:18 PM Justin Garcia @tmjgarcia
This is the 5th time in Giannis’ career he’s had a double-double in the first half of a playoff game – 7:17 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bulls have quietly cut the #Bucks lead to single digits. – 7:17 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
the Bucks reverse eating cam is an act of violence – 7:16 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Left Jrue wide open. 😳 pic.twitter.com/RTaZxfETh4 – 7:13 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
DeRozan draws a fairly light offensive foul on Giannis, who wags his finger at the ref as he jogs back down the court – 7:13 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Billy Donovan giving the Javonte Green-Derrick Jones Jr. frontcourt a look early in the second quarter – 7:12 PM Austin Krell @NBAKrell
The Wolves are fine now but imagine if they hadn’t done the Butler trade….LaVine, Edwards, Towns. – 7:12 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
I was wondering if we were going to see the Bucks bring the sideline out of bounds Middleton-Antetokounmpo alley-oop back in the postseason.
It’s been there throughout the regular season, but they haven’t been throwing it. – 7:11 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Derrick Jones Jr. checking in for Bulls – 7:11 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
End of Q1: Not great
Bucks lead 34-21. Brook Lopez and Giannis tearing the defense up. Bulls shooting 2-for-11 from 3-point range.
DeRozan is 2-for-6, LaVine is 2-for-5, Vooch is 2-for-7. Patrick Williams hasn’t taken a shot. – 7:09 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Keep pushing. pic.twitter.com/i2y3Bg9k0P – 7:08 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Bucks up, 34-21, after one quarter. Lopez with 11 points. Antetokounmpo has 9pts/8reb.
Advanced Stats
OffRtg: 136.0
DefRtg: 87.5
Net Rtg: +48.5
ORB%: 36.4%
DRB%: 68.8% – 7:08 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Jrue feeling it with this dunk. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/GYg7jahblY – 7:08 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Gotta weather the storm.
DeMar DeRozan: 6 points
Zach LaVine: 4 points pic.twitter.com/0vHJwvNC57 – 7:07 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks lead the #Bulls 34-21 after one quarter at Fiserv Forum.
Jrue Holiday has a left-handed dunk and was called for a foul on DeMar DeRozan because the #Bulls all-star bounced off Holiday’s hip like he was a superball hitting a wall. – 7:07 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
End of Q1: Bucks 34, Bulls 21
Giannis: 9-8-2
Lopez 11 pts
Bulls shot 8-24 (2-11 from 3). Bucks have 18 points in the paint – 7:07 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
So far, just a continuation of regular season for #Bulls. They trail Bucks 34-21 after 1stQ and lucky it wasn’t worse. Bulls shot 33%, Brook Lopez and Giannis combined for 2- pts – 7:06 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
First quarter highlights – Bucks 34 – Bulls 21 pic.twitter.com/5hnJMvwCxZ – 7:05 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Bucks already have 9 second-chance points and 16 in paint. – 7:02 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Milwaukee saw the Nets at the two seed, Chicago at the three seed and was like we gonna work smarter not harder – 7:02 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Disaster formula midway through first quarter for Bulls:
Giannis has 9-7-2 in less than seven minutes
Bulls are 1-6 from 3 and 1-4 at the rim. 3-14 from field overall – 6:55 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Bulls are 1-6 from 3.
If they don’t hit that shot with consistency, will be quick series. – 6:53 PM Steve Aschburner @AschNBA
Bulls might have to chain themselves to the basket to stay in this series. – 6:53 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
If the Bucks heat up from 3-point in any serious way, this could get ugly (uglier?) real fast – 6:53 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Grayson Allen enters to a mix of cheers and boos – 6:52 PM Quinton Mayo @RealQuintonMayo
Alright, I’ve watched enough Vooch jumps shots for a lifetime. Wake me up when Suns/Pels tips. – 6:52 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
The Bulls have gotten some genuinely great looks from 3-point range, but they’re not falling at all. Alex Caruso whiffs completely to drop the Bulls to 1-for-5 from behind the arc. – 6:51 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Scary Hours. 😳 pic.twitter.com/4tLWWWSMXb – 6:51 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Bucks playing a lot of 5-out so far … Bulls very little answers on defense. – 6:50 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Giannis Antetokounmpo has passed Rajon Rondo for No. 84 on the all-time playoffs rebounds list. – 6:50 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Alex Caruso. pic.twitter.com/8R98gRb4n6 – 6:48 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Vooch gets the first Bulls points of the night with a 3-pointer. Bulls need him to click early to keep this series competitive. – 6:47 PM CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
NBA awards finalists: Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo finish top three for MVP
cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-a… – 6:47 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
I might be watching naked and afraid by halftime if the bulls don’t get it together – 6:46 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Uh oh. Giannis pulling up early. 🤫 pic.twitter.com/X3TsZ1cmpt – 6:46 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Bulls fans at Fiserv Forum during that timeout …. pic.twitter.com/ZyWnHWpPhp – 6:45 PM Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob
giannis pulling up like that less than 2 mins in almost as disrespectful as kyrie throwing it off the backboard to lebron on the opening possession of the series against the raptors – 6:45 PM Tom Westerholm @Tom_NBA
Meanwhile, the Bucks are probably feeling pretty good about opting for the 3-seed lol – 6:45 PM Trey Kerby @treykerby
Bulls are gonna need to score here. – 6:45 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Giannis Antetokounmpo hits a pull-up triple and mean mugs as he flexes down the floor.
Bucks up, 9-0, after a minute and a half. Timeout to Billy Donovan. – 6:44 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
Giannis Antetokounmpo punctuates a 9-0 game-opening run for the #Bucks. #Bulls start 0-for-3 from the floor. – 6:44 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Bucks tear off a 9-0 run before Billy Donovan takes a timeout. Less than ideal start for the Bulls. – 6:43 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Bucks take 9-0 lead before Donovan burns a timeout. DeRozan 0-2 from midrange. Lopez 4 points off switches. – 6:43 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Bucks open game on a 9-0 run, punctuated by a Giannis 3. Timeout Billy Donovan, 10:27 Q1 – 6:43 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Brook Lopez with the first four points of the game.
Billy Donovan spoke before the game about how much of an edge he adds for the Bucks around the rim. – 6:43 PM Jamal Collier @JamalCollier
Finally. Playoff time in Milwaukee pic.twitter.com/S6boT37XGe – 6:42 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
PWill obviously gets first Giannis duty, Zach on Jrue Holiday. – 6:42 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Brook Lopez opens scoring today with two free throws after getting lost behind the defense in the dunker and getting fouled on his shot attempt. – 6:42 PM Frank Madden @fmaddenNBA
History suggests tonight might be Bulls’ best chance to steal one in Milwaukee. Last year Bucks lost 3 of 4 games 1s — their only win the Middleton OT game-winner vs. Miami — but were 15-4 in all other games. Avoiding another slow series start a good test of Bucks’ preparation. – 6:41 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Here we go. pic.twitter.com/DLKXHkVih3 – 6:40 PM Krishna Narsu @knarsu3
KD definitely gets way less slander than any other star in the league. If Steph or Harden or Giannis or Jokic or pick any other star had that game, the takes that’d be flying… – 6:40 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
🗣 “Lose yourself in the competition of the game.” pic.twitter.com/d4zjq2t4zm – 6:36 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
#Bulls huddled up instead of the traditional “starters run out during intros” pic.twitter.com/eIrdZ0Y6Vb – 6:36 PM Eric Nehm @eric_nehm
Bucks-Bulls. Game 1. pic.twitter.com/3EP5SoXWPq – 6:36 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
It’s time for Bucks Basketball!! pic.twitter.com/FrQ3PPfsVr – 6:35 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Tonight’s anthem singer in Milwaukee optioned up more in three minutes than Aaron Tveit in an entire Broadway season – 6:35 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
DeMar is READY #SeeRed pic.twitter.com/Dr0WYPAEdb – 6:33 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
👀🔴 – 6:30 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
#BullsNation rolling deep in Milwaukee. pic.twitter.com/KZ6Lin9pjO – 6:24 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Over the last four seasons, no team is averaging more points per game than Milwaukee’s 118. pic.twitter.com/4dKSwPRwDD – 6:21 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Let’s get it, Deebo #SeeRed pic.twitter.com/Ky4jYHND3R – 6:19 PM John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Bucks-Bulls game is like taking the stage after The Beatles. – 6:19 PM Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic #NBA MVP finalists.
FYI: Devin Booker was in my Top 3. #Suns pic.twitter.com/eDaZMdCOok – 6:18 PM Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
No Giannis for DPOY? 🧐 pic.twitter.com/o9xzxSCliD – 6:17 PM JD Shaw @JShawNBA
Poll: Who wins the Bulls-Bucks series? – 6:17 PM Noah Levick @NoahLevick
Joel Embiid is officially an MVP finalist along with Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo. – 6:16 PM Ky Carlin @Ky_Carlin
The MVP finalists are Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokic, and Giannis Antetokounmpo #Sixers – 6:15 PM Krishna Narsu @knarsu3
From that game to the inevitable slaughter of the Bulls lol – 6:13 PM Adam Spolane @AdamSpolane
Needless to say, I think Milwaukee chose correctly last Sunday – 6:11 PM Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
And think: The winner of this bloodbath gets Giannis – 6:10 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Moments away from Playoff Bulls.
@betwayusa | #GetItLocked pic.twitter.com/fbljK1krfe – 6:10 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
‘Member a few weeks ago … Bulls fans wanted to play Boston … pic.twitter.com/GZAoUO8pmi – 6:10 PM Trey Kerby @treykerby
Nice amuse bouche for this weekend’s main course — Bucks-Bulls. – 6:09 PM Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Devin Booker misses out on being an MVP finalist behind Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo. He could still be in the top-5, but he’s not one of the 3 finalists – 6:09 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Caruso gets the starting nod with a minutes restriction in the high 30s. – 6:08 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Our 5 for Game 1.
🏁 @Audi pic.twitter.com/l7mClKz5kq – 6:07 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer said they would know after pregame if Jordan Nwora would be available (back soreness) — the second-year wing is not. He is inactive, along with George Hill, tonight vs. the #Bulls – 6:03 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Our Game 1 starters in Milwaukee.
@Calamos | #SeeRed pic.twitter.com/LtODnMV2V6 – 6:00 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
📍 Fiserv Forum
Let the games begin. pic.twitter.com/OXewCIF53M – 5:56 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Deebo warming up in the “Mamba Day” Kobe 1 Protros.
@DeMar DeRozan | #BullsKicks pic.twitter.com/41dxvKZVGG – 5:53 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Tonight’s threads. pic.twitter.com/jNibfICUCs – 5:44 PM Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
Not sure if it’s a hostile takeover yet, but a lot of Bulls fans in the United Center North already! – 5:36 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
The best time of the season. pic.twitter.com/lpWIsEfvBc – 5:35 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
Got to say thanks to the Daily Herald. This is my 110th consecutive #Bulls playoff game covered. Haven’t missed one since first round at NJ in ‘98 pic.twitter.com/EZn9cI2vwJ – 5:30 PM NBA Math @NBA_Math
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https://t.co/9QmXcb5rL7 pic.twitter.com/qmNvm0s75X – 5:28 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
It’s a towel day in Milwaukee. #Bulls pic.twitter.com/4SuV12qWwB – 5:28 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Back at home, Milwaukee shot 61% from the field, its second-highest field goal percentage of the season, and hit the 30-point mark in three of the quarters over the win against the Bulls.
🔄 @betwayusa Game Rewind pic.twitter.com/Qb2BLzcBMU – 5:20 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Let’s roll. #SeeRed pic.twitter.com/zPJ9mlM6l2 – 5:16 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Back in business tonight. pic.twitter.com/xhMKbG1v50 – 5:10 PM Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
MVP award ranking, per our NBA awards poll among media member
1. Nikola Jokic
2. Joel Embiid
3. Giannis Antetokounmpo
4. Devin Booker
5. Luka Doncic
6. Jayson Tatum – 5:08 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
Although Alex Caruso feels better than he has in a while after ~two-week layoff, Billy Donovan says Bulls will closely monitor how he feels during games as he manages back. Trying to keep his minutes below high-30s in Game 1 – 5:07 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Alex Caruso will not be under a hard minutes restriction with thise back spasms, but Billy Donovan doesn’t want to let his minutes get into the high 30’s.
“He throws his body out there and plays incredibly hard and physical, so we’ll have to see how he responds. – 5:06 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
The finishing touches. pic.twitter.com/LKkGoKtW8e – 5:05 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Pat arriving in the Jordan 6 Carmines 🔥
@Patrick Williams | #SeeRed pic.twitter.com/OkZJDOK36d – 5:00 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Sunday Best.
📸 @MotorolaUS pic.twitter.com/YtBzsdUqaD – 4:49 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Making his playoff debut tonight.
@Klarna | #SeeRed pic.twitter.com/C0qybhHk26 – 4:49 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer was optimistic yesterday backup point guard George Hill would be ready for Game 1 vs. the #Bulls, but Budenholzer said pregame Hill will NOT be available tonight with an abdominal strain. – 4:48 PM Julia Poe @byjuliapoe
Milwaukee’s George Hill will not play for the Bucks tonight.
Jordan Nwora remains questionable, will be a game time decision. – 4:47 PM Mike McGraw @McGrawDHSports
Budenholzer says George Hill will not play today vs #Bulls – 4:46 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
George Hill out for Game 1 vs. Bulls, per Mike Budenholzer. – 4:46 PM Rob Schaefer @rob_schaef
PSA: Game 1 of Bulls-Bucks is available on NBC Sports Chicago or the MyTeams App — plus, an hour-long pregame show with @Jason1Goff, @KendallG13 and @Will_Perdue32 (4:30 pm CT) to get you ready for Bulls’ first playoff action since 2017 pic.twitter.com/e5oPr3cezC – 4:45 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Spring has sprung.
📸 @MotorolaUS pic.twitter.com/IY0lhPbTgP – 4:33 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Trial by fire. 2 hours till tipoff. #SeeRed pic.twitter.com/lElxC8sNMV – 4:29 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
My first playoff series was the Original “#Bucks in Six.”
Then I covered, well, #BucksIn6
What’s in store for this one? pic.twitter.com/Ixgf6WRlW6 – 4:19 PM KC Johnson @KCJHoop
Reporting for duty for career Bulls playoff game No. 143.
And sorry, deer, but I only fear deadline. pic.twitter.com/Vb0dXvEzux – 4:12 PM Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
Zach LaVine is very familiar with the statistic he is leading the NBA in. And the Bulls All-Star’s dubious playoff distinction ends today.
“I need to knock that off. I don’t want to see that s— anymore,” @Zach LaVine told @andscape. bit.ly/3L7wL9p #nba #NBAPlayoffs #bulls – 3:52 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
Reply with your playoff Game Day fit 👀🔴 pic.twitter.com/EzH3uNJ3vQ – 3:46 PM Michael Grange @michaelgrange
Jayson Tatum got on that Giannis diet. Dude is deezed. – 3:44 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Here’s how we stack up ahead of Game 1.
🎰 @paysbig pic.twitter.com/KBM7Nmiiy5 – 3:34 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
And no disrespect to Chicago but the defending champs do have bigger goals:
3⃣ reasons to believe the Milwaukee #Bucks will repeat as NBA champions (and three to doubt 😬) jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via @journalsentinel – 3:17 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
And when Wesley Matthews steps on the court to 🔒up w/ DeMar DeRozan or Zach LaVine, he’ll be representing 2 former women’s players from UW-Milwaukee & Marquette who helped him get ready to chase a 🏆 with the Milwaukee #Bucks jsonline.com/story/sports/n… 🏽 @BenSteeleMJS – 3:15 PM Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
It’s Game 1 of the postseason – and the #Bucks couldn’t be more ready: The bye week made them a little nuts 🤪jsonline.com/story/sports/n… 🏽 @Lori Nickel – 3:13 PM Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
The Nets have won all three playoff series with the Celtics, winning 12 of the 15 games.
Among teams that have met 15+ times, that .800 win percentage is the highest any team holds over another in NBA Playoff history.
(#2 on that list is Boston vs. Chicago..the road not taken.) – 2:52 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Will the Bucks score more or less than 120 points tonight?
📊 @betwayusa – 2:36 PM Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls
A few more hours… #SeeRed
Join our new Bulls Twitter Community, we’ll drop in extra content during tonight’s game!
twitter.com/i/communities/… – 2:32 PM Justin Kubatko @jkubatko
📅 On this day in 1970, the @Milwaukee Bucks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had 33 points and 31 rebounds in a 101-96 win over the Knicks in Game 3 of the Eastern Division Finals.
He is one of only four players in NBA history to record at least 30p/30r in a playoff game. No one has done so since. pic.twitter.com/Xjzi63PLMw – 2:01 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Pregame tonight’s game with our cocktail of the game: the Fear The Deer Marg.
🍹 @Casamigos pic.twitter.com/BSeiwOeTzq – 1:33 PM Josh Martin @LonzoWire
The Bulls are big underdogs in the first round against the defending champs. lonzowire.usatoday.com/lists/three-bu… – 1:00 PM Milwaukee Bucks @Bucks
Built for this.
@BMO | #FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/O0BQE5VGNa – 12:32 PM